Issue - meetings

To receive the latest version of the Committee’s work programme and the Council’s Forward Plan.

17.1    The Committee considered the Work Programme and the Council                               

            Forward Plan.

17.2    The Chair informed the Committee that it had been difficult to arrange the Universal Credit Review, with only a couple of organisations responding to the invitations to attend meetings. Organisations were either unavailable to attend the scheduled Overview and Scrutiny meetings or did not respond at all. As such, he felt that it would be more prudent to ask for written submissions to be considered at the 2 September 2019 meeting. It was noted that a few had expressed that they would be happy to provide the written submissions.

17.3     Further, it was agreed that the Chair would attend a Gloucester Advice Partnership meeting to discuss Universal Credit with partner organisations, and then report back to the Committee.

RESOLVED that: - (1) Enquiries would be made to the partner organisations asking if they can provide written submissions for the 2 September 2019 meeting; (2) The Chair would attend a Gloucester Advice Partnership meeting and report back to the Committee.